How to Use bomb squad in a Sentence
bomb squad
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The area around the library was closed off as a state police bomb squad responded to the scene.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024
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The search of a trash can outside the Rodeway Inn room led police to contact the agency’s bomb squad.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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An arson bomb squad later found a 32-year-old man on a boat docked near the fire, Seattle police said.
—Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
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Israeli police said a bomb squad removed a number of fragments from areas in the north.
—Isabel Debre and Sam McNeil, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
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The national bomb squad is on its way to investigate the object, the spokesperson said.
—NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
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The Massachusetts State Police claim one of the members of its bomb squad has gone above and beyond in the line of duty and taken bullets for the team.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
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Atlantic County's bomb squad and the state fire marshal were among emergency units that responded to the scene.
—Joseph P. Smith, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
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Still, crime scene technicians and state police bomb squad are expected to remain at the scene throughout the night.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 29 May 2023
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About 50 firefighters as well as county and city haz-mat teams and the sheriff’s bomb squad gathered at the scene Thursday morning.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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An arson bomb squad detective found a man hiding in a boat docked near the fire, according to Seattle police.
—Vonnai Phair, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023
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Police Department’s bomb squad was brought in to ensure the area was clear of any other explosive device.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 20 June 2023
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The marshals saw a large number of fireworks in a storage room and alerted the LAPD, which responded and notified the department’s bomb squad.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
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The Orange County bomb squad conducted a search using bomb-sniffing dogs and no explosives were found.
—Jeffery C. Mays, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
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The Houston Police Department's bomb squad searched her vehicle and the backpack and found no explosives.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
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The person was arrested, and a bomb squad investigated the scene, according to the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
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Police cleared the area while Little Rock Fire Department bomb squad technicians examined the items.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2023
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Twelve years ago, Powell — who declined further comment for this article through a Fed spokesperson — joined the debt-limit bomb squad almost by chance.
—Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
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Specialist teams including a bomb squad entered the park to ensure that no explosive devices had been planted, and the teams were able to ensure that the venue was safe, the sheriff’s office said.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
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The Phoenix police bomb squad responded to ensure that no additional explosives were nearby; the area was deemed safe.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
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The vehicle is being investigated by a bomb squad, Hall said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2023
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The gym, surrounding businesses and nearby homes were evacuated until the New Haven police bomb squad could search the building.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2024
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The fire department has relied on the funds for years to pay for everything from infrared camera systems for firefighting aircraft to bomb squad robots.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
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The incident canceled classes and led a police bomb squad to sweep the campus for other suspicious packages, The Washington Post reported at the time.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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Local police and a bomb squad investigated the discovery, confirming through X-rays that the sphere appears to be hollow.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2023
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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s bomb squad also confirmed the grenade’s live status, according to Cumberledge.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 4 June 2023
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After sweeping the area, the Sheriff’s Department’s bomb squad cleared the campus and said the threat was unfounded, authorities announced via social media.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
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The Maine State Police said its bomb squad was unable to determine through X-ray imaging whether the rocket still contained active explosive material.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2023
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The Vermont State Police said Sunday their bomb squad was activated to aid local authorities.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2023
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Frank Gonzalez told the Associated Press that the cause of the explosion, which happened shortly before 1 p.m. local time during a training exercise with the sheriff’s bomb squad.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
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Later on Tuesday morning, reporting came in that a bomb squad and several officers had been deployed to the media area in response to a security threat, which resulted in mass confusion as the area was cleared out.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
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